Mary Poppins Comes Back.

TRAVERS, P.L. (1899-1936), [SHEPARD, Mary, illustrator].

London: Lovat Dickson and Thompson Ltd., 1935. [Classic Children's Fantasy] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.303; [1], imprint; [1], blank. With black and white illustrations. Publisher's cream cloth blocked in green, illustrated endpapers, top edge green, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 5s. Some marginal soiling to pp.80-81 else contents clean, jacket with a couple of small chips/nicks to extremities, spine a little toned. An attractive copy. Scarce in wrapper, particularly so in nice state. The second adventure for the magical English nanny Mary Poppins, one of the most beloved characters in children's literature. The enchanting illustrations are by Mary Shepard (1909-2000), daughter of the famous book artist E.H. Shepard. Item #60639

Price: £2,000.00